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How Current Events are Affecting The Simpsons...

The Simpsons may be an animated series, one whose storylines are as far-fetched as any sitcom on television, but the long-running show has actually been especially impacted by a pair of current events.

First, the show dedicated last night's episode to Elizabeth Taylor. Why? Because she's actually the voice behind one of the most iconic Simpsons quotes on record: Maggie's first word, as shown here:

Meanwhile, due to tragic events in Japan, various countries have started to edit out references to any kind of nuclear meltdown at the Springfield power plant.

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Homer: (Wearing glasses) The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side!Man: (From inside a bathroom stall.) That's a right triangle, you idiot!Homer: D'oh!